Addressing-machine



M. F. CHESHIRE.

ADDRESSING MACHINE.

APPLICATION man NOV. 29, 1918.

Patented Mar. 30, 1920.

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ADDRESSING MACHINE.

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To all whom it may concern,-

Be it known that l, Mrn'ron F. Urinal-Iran, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Chicago, county of Coolr, and State of Tllinois, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Addressingllllachines, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in addressing machines, and has for its object the provision of an improved machine of this character which is sim lo and efficient in use, occupies but little loor space, and is capable of economical manufacture, the present invention constituting an improve ment in the construction disclosed in the application of Carey A. Cheshire, filed danumy 19, 1917, Serial No. ll3,350.

@therobjects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, and in which,

Figure 1, is a top plan view of a machine embodying the invention,

Fig. 2, a front view of the same,

Fig. 8, a longitudinal section through the discharge end of the machine,

Fig. 4t, a detail view of a portion of print ing mechanism employed in the machine,

Fig. 5, a plan view of a stop plate employed in the machine,

Fig. 6, a perspective view of a stencil receiving hopper employed in the machine,

Fig. l, a detail view of mechanism employed for discharging stencils from the machine,

Fig. 8, a detached view of a discharge slide employed in said stencil discharging mechalllSHl,

Fig. 9, a section taken on line 9-9 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 10, a detail view of the upper portion of a stencil discharging mechanism,

Fig. ill, a view taken at right angles to Fig. 10, and r Fig. 12, a detail view of a portion of the stencil discharging mechanism.

The preferred form of construction, as illustrated in the drawings, comprises a feed table 13 having two longitudinal parallel feed slots l l therein. A feedin mechanism i is arranged at the rear si e of one end of table 13 to deposit articles, such as magazines or the like, to be addressed, singly on the feed table 13, such mechanism bemg well lrnown and fully shown and described 1n said application to Carey A. @heshire. Feed chains 16 are arranged to travel under table 13, as indicated, and are provided with upstanding pins 17 traveling in the slots l land adapted to feed the said magazines or other articles along the table 13 and onto a printing table l8 arranged beyond the range of pins 17. A strip l8-18 is arranged longitudinally between the feed 'chalns over said tables to maintain the articles in slightly arched relation, which facilitates the feeding thereof. The table 18 is operatively connected with screw threaded adjusting shafts 18', by means of which the height thereof may be adjusted with relation to suitable printing mechanism 19 cooperating therewlth, said printi mechanism being in general .old and wel known and difi'ering only from that disclosed in the aforesaid application of Garey d. Che hire in minor and unimportant details. A stencil supply hopper 20 is arranged to supply the usual stencils to the printing mechanism through the usual stencil guide 21 and a suitable feeding mechanism operable by the oscillatory arm 22 is arranged to feed the stencils through the guide 21 to the rinting mechanism 19 in the usual way. The stencils thus fed through the machine are discharged into a removable stencil receiving hopper 23 arranged at the rear of the machine, as indicated. .To efiect this, a reciprocatory slide 2% is arran 'ed to engage the most advanced stencil in the guide-way 21 and draw the same rearwardly into the upper end of the hopper 23, said slide 24; being connected by a link 25 with the upper end of an oscillatory arm 26 carrying roller 27 riding upon the periphery of a cam 28 on shaft 29' of the machine, a tension spring 30 serving to hold the roller 27 in such con tact. A depressible platform 31 is arranged to receive and support the stencils as de posited in hopper 23 and travel downwardly therein to accommodate the ever increaslng pile or stack: thereof. The platform 31 is Patented Mar 3d, 192d,-

carried by a bracket 32 carryin a split nut 33 travelin on a threaded sha t 34, which serves to e ect this downward feed. Onehalf of the nut is carried by a sprin held arm or finger 35, and whereby the sai platform may be released from the domination of shaft 34 and elevated, by hand, upon the filling of ho per 23.

A stop p ate 36 is arranged under the printing table, 18 and provided with a plurality of threaded holes 37 adapted to receive stop pins 38, which are arranged to project upwardly through slots 39 in table 18, said stop pins being arranged and adapted to contact with the edges of the articles being printed and properly position the same with relation to the printing mechanism 19, said articles being carried from the ins 17 by their own inertia until stopped y contact with said pins 38. The stop plate 36 is carried by a vertical reciprocating rod 40, normally held in depressed relation by compression spring 41 but operable by rocker arm 42 carryin the roller 43 riding upon the periphery o a cam 44 on shaft 45 of the machine, and whereby the stop pins 38 are elevated at the proper time to engage and position the articles for printing and are depressed in order to release said articles for discharge. Discharge chains 46 are arranged under table 18, and are rovided with upstanding pins 47 traveling in slots 48 in table 18 and overlapping and parallel to slots 14 in table 13. The pins 47 are ositioned on chains 46 to operate well behind the pins 17 on chains 16, so as to permit of a pause in the feed of the articles for the printing operation, which is timed to take place during such pause. Upon completion of the printing operation, the stop pins 38 are depressed at the same time that the corresponding set of pins 47 comes in contact with the rear edge of the article, and the printed article is thus discharged from the machine. The discharged printed article passes over an apron 49 onto a removing'conveyer 50, which is arranged transversely with reference to the direction of feed of chains 46 and 16, and may be of any usual or desired construction.

The printed articles are then removed, by.

hand, from the conveyer 50 in the usual manner.

The machine disclosed is a simple and eflicient one for the purpose and is capable of economical manufacture, operating to discharge the articles with great efliciency and being simpler than the discharging mechanism employed in the machine disclosed in said application of said Carey A. Cheshire.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction for carrying my invention into efl'ect, this is capable of variation and modification without departing from the spirit of the invention. I,

therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precise details of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Let ters Patent is:

1. A machine of the class described comprising printing mechanism; an endless feed conveyer ham-11g feed pins thereon arranged to feed articles to said rinting mechanism and release them; and a discharge endless conveyer having feed pins thereon and operating in the same general direction as said feed conveyer, the pins on said dischar e conveyer being set to operate on said artic es at a later time than the pins on said feed conveyer, substantially as described.

2. A machine of the class described comprising printing mechanism; a feed conveyer in the form of two chains having feed pins thereon, arranged to feed articles to said printing mechanism and release them; and a discharge conveyer in the form of chains having feed pins thereon and operating in the same general direction as said feed conveyer, the pins on said discharge conveyer being set to operate on said articles at a later time than the pins on said feed convelyer, substantially as described.

3. machine of the class described comprising printing mechanism; a' feed conveyer in the form of two chains having feed pins thereon, arranged to feed articles to said printing mechanism and release them; a removable stop arranged to stop said articles in position to be printed; and a discharge conveyer in the form of chains having feed pins thereon and operating in the same general direction as said feed conveyer, the pins on said discharge conveyer being set to operate on said articles at a later time than the pins on said feed conveyer, substantially as described.

4. A machine of the class described comprising printing mechanism; a feed con veyer in the form of two chains havin feed pins thereon, arranged to feed artic es to said printing mechanism and release them; a discharge conveyer in the form of chains having feed pins thereon, and operating in the same general direction as said feed conveyer, the pins on said discharge conveyer being set to operate on said articles at a later time than the pins on said feed conveyer; and a third conveyer arranged to receive articles from said discharge conveyer and remove the same, substantially as described.

5. A machine of the class described comprising printing mechanism; a feed conveyer in the form of two chains having feed pins thereon arranged to feed articles lltl All

to said printin them; a remova le stop arranged to stop articles in position to be printed; a dischar.,e conveyor in the form of chains hav ing teed pins thereon and operating in the same general direction as said teed conveyer the pins on said dlscharge conveyer being set to operate on said articles at a later time than the pins on said teed conveyer; and a third conveyer arranged to re ceive articles from said discharge conveyor and remove the same, substantially as described.

6. A machine of the class described comprising printing mechanism; a conveyeran ran 'ed to feed articles to said pr nt ng mec anism; a discharge conveyer operating in the same general direction as sa d teed conveyer, but operating on each of said art1- cles at a later time; and a third conveyer arranged at right angles to and adapted to receive articles from said discharge conveyor and remove the same, substantially as described.

7. A machine of the class described comprising printing mechanism ;a feed conveyer arranged to -feed articles to said printing mechanism and release them; a removable stop arranged to stop said articles in position to be printed; a discharge conveyer operating in the same general direction as said teed conveyer but operating on each article at a later time; and a third conveyer ar-' ranged at right angles to and adapted to receive articles trom said discharge conveyer and remove the same, substantially as de scribed 8. A machine of the class described comprising printing mechanism; a feed con veyer in the form of two chams having teed pins thereon arranged to feed articles to said printing mechanism and release them; a discharge conveyor in the form of chains, having teed pins thereon and operating in the same general direction as said feed conveyer, the pins on said discharge conveyer being set to operate on said articles at a later time than the pins on said feed conveyer; and a third conveyor arranged at right angles to and adapted to receive articles from v said discharge conveyor and remove the same, substantially as described.

9., A machine of the class described comprising printing mechanism; a feed conveyer in the term of two chains having teed pins thereon, arranged to "teed articles to said printingmechanism and release them; a removable stop arranged to stop said articles in position to be printed; a discharge conveyer in the form of chains having feed pins thereon and operating in the same general direction as said feed conveyer, the pins on said discharge conveyor being setto operate on said articles at a later time than mechanism and release the pins on said teed conveyer; and athird tn conveyer arranged at right angles to and adapted to receive articles troin said discharge conveyer and remove the same; substantially as described 10., A machine cat the class described comprising printing mechanism; a teed conveyer in the form of two chains having teed pins thereon arranged to teed articles to said printing mechanism and release them; a discharge conveyer in the torm ot chains having teed pins thereon and operating in the same general direction as said teed conveyer, the pins on said discharge conveyer being set to operate on said articles at a later time than the pins on said teed conveyer; and stencil feeding and discharging mechanism for said printing mechanism substantially asdescribed.

ll. A machine ot the class described comprising printing mechanism; a conveyor arranged to teed articles to said printing mechanism; a discharge conveyer operating in the same general direction as said teed conveyer but operating on each ot said articles at a later time; a third conveyer arranged to receive articles from said dis charge conveyor and remove the same; and stencil feeding and discharging mechanism tor said printing mechanism; substantially as described.

12. A machine or the class described comprising a feed table having two parallel longitudinal slots therein; means for deaositing articles to be printed on said teed table; teed chains arranged under the slots in said table; teed pins on said chains projecting upwardly through the slots in said table; a printing table arranged at the discharge end ot said feed table and having two longitudial slots therein the slots in said printing table overlapping the slots in said feed table; printing mechanism coopcrating with said printing table; discharge chains arranged under the slots in said printing table and having pins projecting upwardly therethrongh; the pins on said dis charge chains being set to operate on said articles at a later time than the pins on said teed chains; and removable stops for said printing table arranged to stop said articles in position to be printed, substantially as described.

13. A machine of the class described comprising a teed table having two parallel longitudinal slots therein; means for depositing articles to be printed on said -leed table; feed chains arranged under the slots in said table; teed pins on said chains projecting upwardly through the slots in said table; a printing table arranged at the dis charge end of said feed table and having two longitudinal slots therein the slots in said printing table overlapping the slots in till llll

operatin with said printing table; discharge c hains arranged under the slots in said printing table and having pins projecting upwardly therethrough, the pins on said discharge chains being set to operate said articles at a later time than the pins on said feed chains; and removable adjustable stops for said printing table, arranged to stop said articles in position to be printed, substantially as described.

14. A machine of the class described comprising a feed table having two parallel longitudinal slots therein; means for depositing articles to be printed on said feed table; feed chains arranged under the slots in said table; feed pins onsaid chains projecting upwardly through the slots in said table; a printing table arranged at'the discharge end of said feed table and having two longitudinal slots therein, the slots in said rinting table overlapping the slots in said eed table; printing mechanism cooperating with said printing table; discharge chains arranged under the slots in said printing table and having pins projecting upwardly therethrough, the pins on said discharge chains being set to operate said articles at a later time than the pins on said feed chains; removable stops for said printing table, arranged to stop said articles in position to be (printed; and a removing conveyer arrange to transversely cross the discharge end of said printing table, substantially as described.

15. A machine of the class described comprising a feed table having two parallel longitudinal slots therein; means for depositing articles to be printed on said feed table; feed chains arranged under the slots in said table; feed pins on said chains projecting upwardly through the slots in said table; a printing table arranged at the discharge end of said feed table and having two longitudinal slots therein, the slots in said printing table overlapping the slots in said feed table; printing mechanism cooperating with said printing table; discharge chains arranged under the slots in said printing table and having pins projecting upwardly therethrough, the pins on said discharge chains being set to operate said articles at a later time than the pins on said feed chains; removable adjustable stops for said printing table, arranged to sto said articles in position to be printed; an a removing conveyer arran ed to transversely cross the discharge end of said printing table, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

MILTON F. CHESHIRE.

Witnesses:

JOSHUA R. H. Por'rs, HELEN F LILLIs. 

